monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
declaration; proclamation; announcement
reversal (process in photography); reversal film; reversal; inversion
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
place; situation; position; location
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
rest; break; recess; intermission
to get accustomed to using
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
question; inquiry; enquiry
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
junior high school student; middle school pupil
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to ask a question; to ask questions